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  • Maharashtra sets up panel to examine if STs who convert to other faiths should get quota benefits
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    Maharashtra sets up panel to examine if STs who convert to other faiths should get quota benefits
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    ‘Chrislam’: In Nigeria, why two religions are better than one
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    Brand strategist Ambi Parameswaran reflects on the 1980-1990s, when ads focused on children
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    The Indian Foreign Service built the country’s reputation. Now, it seeks awards for one leader
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    ‘Bol Bol Rani’ review: Sai Tamhankar prevents a mind game thriller from being a brain fade
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    ‘Fractured Communities’ by Umar Khalid: Scholarship meets commitment to marginalised lives
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    Supreme Court halts demolition of structures along Pakistan border for two weeks
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    ‘This one line is my bible – every footnote is a confession of failure’: Translator Daisy Rockwell
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    From rock to Rabindrasangeet, Parsi guitarist Cyrus Tata has left his mark on Kolkata’s music scene
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    HC declines interim relief to Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, says activist’s hospitalisation not arbitrary
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Watch: Sky turns orange, several hospitalised, as severe dust storms engulf Baghdad

Experts say such dust storms are set to become more frequent owing to drought and declining rainfall.

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May 06, 2022 · 05:59 pm
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Meanwhile in Iraq: Dust storm sends 5,000 to hospital as millions are losing access to water, food, and power because of rising temperatures and record low rainfall.

Government warns country could face "272 days of dust" a year, driven by soil degradation and intense droughts pic.twitter.com/OIPl3ysWsv

— Assaad Razzouk (@AssaadRazzouk) May 5, 2022

#Iraq | Dust storm this morning

🎥 | al-Kharkh steet next to al-Zawraa Park, #Baghdad pic.twitter.com/uFKdjbGweB

— UNAMI (@UNIraq) May 5, 2022

WATCH: Massive dust storm hits Baghdad, Iraq pic.twitter.com/DpBh6Odkke

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) May 1, 2022
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